Montana § 3-15-301 Who Competent -- Duty To Serve

Montana Statutes

§ 3-15-301 — Who Competent -- Duty To Serve

Montana § 3-15-301

Title 3JUDICIARY, COURTS

Ch. 15JURIES AND JURORS

Part 3Jurors -- Competency and Excuses

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 3-15-301 (2026).

Text

3-15-301 . Who competent -- duty to serve. It is the policy of this state that all qualified citizens have an obligation to serve on juries upon being summoned for jury duty, unless excused. Except as provided in 3-15-303 , a person is competent to act as a juror if the person is:

(1)18 years of age or older;

(2)a resident for at least 30 days of the state and of the city, town, or county in which the person is called for jury duty; and

(3)a citizen of the United States.

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3-15-301 . Who competent -- duty to serve. It is the policy of this state that all qualified citizens have an obligation to serve on juries upon being summoned for jury duty, unless excused. Except as provided in 3-15-303 , a person is competent to act as a juror if the person is:
(1) 18 years of age or older;
(2) a resident for at least 30 days of the state and of the city, town, or county in which the person is called for jury duty; and
(3) a citizen of the United States.

Legislative History

Earlier statutes were Sec. 8, p. 506, Cod. Stat. 1871; amd. Sec. 1, p. 70, L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 780, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; amd. Sec. 1, p. 57, L. 1881; re-en. Sec. 1304, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 230, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6337, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8890, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 198; re-en. Sec. 8890, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 203, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 240, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 94, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 298, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1301; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 441, L. 2003.